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The first one I heard about and had a chance to play with privately is the Centrix Q-Zone Quiet Dryer by Cricket. Leonardo Manetti, Pasquale Ferrante and Marco Santini, co-owners of the Ion Studio in NYC use the Q-Zone because they believe it complements their “green” philosophy.
And so it happened the other day when Tareq and Michaele Salahi showed up before “crashing” the STATE DINNER at the White House right before Thanksgiving. “They were here for 7 hours,” says Gomez who did her make up while stylist Peggy Loakim placed Great Length Hair Extensions and styled her hair. “I even helped her wrap her sari!” he says. “They left from here to go directly to the White House. This is such a scandal.”
I just heard about this fun contest by SALONTECH offering a great way to receive free items and to showcase your talent. The first ten entries are automatic winners because they will receive a Ceramic Ionic Brush just for entering! The best news is...it's all about YOUR Creative Hair Styling Skills.
In high-end Yorkville, a neighborhood of Toronto that's about a mile and a half around, 103 salons and spas are doing business. It's a desirable area for a salon: foot traffic is high, and so are the price points, plus Prada, Gucci and Dolce are your neighbors. But, there's a lot of competition, too. We talked to two salons on opposite ends of one street—one opened two years ago, the other, almost 42 years ago—to find out their secrets to surviving and thriving in a crowded marketplace.
Joshua Boos decided he needed to “tame the beast” in the backroom of his Moxie Salon and Beauty Hub salon in Beacon, New York. While he does not consider himself an “inventor” necessarily, he has designed things to make life easier in the salon. His latest design, created just last month, is called THE COLOUR ORGANIZER, a system that Boos says keeps all the color and color items in the dispensary in one place.
Modern Salon's Beauty and Fashion Director, Maggie Mulhern chats with hairstylist and salon owner Salvatore Minardi. This video was filmed at Artist Session 3 in New York. Check out http://modernsalon.com/artistsession to find out how you can be a part of the next session.
Each season Rodney Cutler and his team of 50 session artists do about 36 shows during New York Fashion week. Above and beyond influencing hoards of hairdressers, Cutler believes the looks they create will be diluted and worn by clients on the streets from New York to LA to Witchita. "These looks are tomorrows silouhettes," he says. Each season Dean Holcombe, a highly published hairdresser, shoots all the runway and behind the scenes images and boils it all down to a 2 minute video.
Last night at a glam ceremony in London, the winners of the 25th annual British Hairdressing Awards were announced! Capping the night was the announcement of the prestigious British Hairdresser of the Year title, presented to Akin Konizi.
Modern editor Laurel Smoke's big day finally arrived on November 14th, and with it, everyone's hair questions were answered! Our 2009 Bridal Challenge, where we visited six salons in the Chicago area to let them have their way with Laurel's hair, was a a big success. We had an overwhelming number of votes from stylists and owners on their favorite wedding 'do.
This necklace arrived just before a recent MODERN photo session. We couldn’t resist shooting it on model Kinzie.These would be fantastic retail items in any salon.
This afternoon in Houston, beauty industry leader Farouk Shami ended months of speculation and “early reports” by announcing he is indeed running for Texas governor as a Democrat in 2010.
Oh my….the reddest, most fabulous flat iron just landed on my desk. Ordinarily I like to bring appliances and products to the studio for REAL hairdressers to try, but this one just so FITS into my décor that I may have to keep it in the casa! It’s just adorable!
This famed up-do artist, presenter, educator and author was able to squeeze in an interview with MODERN SALON after receiving a standing ovation at the most recent Intercoiffure show in New York City. Based in Canada, Parsons travels the world teaching hair stylists at all levels how to create the perfect look. Here, he shares his industry insights.
More than 2000 artists from 60 countries converged on the incredibly hot city to re-create their winning images presented in the preliminary photo competition. The 81 finalists and their teams (including make up artists and models) won a trip to Berlin to participate in the live competition for a panel of international judges. There are two categories: Young Talent and Color. The participants were given an opportunity to showcase their interpretations of Wella Professionals’ yearly trend forecast, Trend Vision which has four unique, distinct trends
We just heard of the passing of Monica French, wife of the late Freddie French the founder of French of London and the mother of cover and platform artist Nicholas French. Monica and Freddie pioneered salon chains. French of London salons were in multiple department stores around the UK, Hotels as far as The Mount Nelson, Cape Town and as near to home as the Mayfair Hotel London.
Tressa’s president, CEO and co-founder, Connie Barrett, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the company this year. Barrett, who has worked in the beauty care industry since 1962, was also instrumental in creating national competency standards for entry-level cosmetologists (now published in cosmetology textbooks). Here, Barrett shares some of her insights to one of the industry’s most respected companies, Tressa.
I don't really have the words to express how much, as a teen, I loved the original Beverly Hills, 90210. I wanted to rock Kelly Taylor's hairstyles, although unfortunately as a brunette with thick, wavy hair, those weren't the ones that really suited me. Nonetheless, she was my favorite.
